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Hello everyone,
The forum challenge for issue 56 of Make & Sell Jewellery ended yesterday, and we are delighted to announce our new winner! The theme for this issue was Christmas and inspired some beautifully festive and glitzy entries. After much debating, we were finally able to make a decision - so it's congratulations to paperkate for her gorgeous necklace and matching bracelet. Created for herself to wear at a Christmas concert she is performing in, this beautiful set was created with gold and silver chain maille rings that are faceted all the way around. These were linked together to form chunky sparkling ropes and a smoky teardrop pendant adds the final touch to the necklace.
So well done paperkate, and don't forget to email your full name and address to melissa@aceville.co.uk so we can send out your prize. We'd also like to thank everyone else who entered and to remind you that the new forum challenge for issue 57 - our New Year issue - is now open. Send in your entries to
http://www.homecraftforums.com/topic/49841-make-sell-jewellery-issue-57-forum-challenge-closes-at-530pm-on-2nd-january-2014/.
Have a lovely Christmas and happy beading!
Melissa Hyland
Deputy Editor

Hello everyone!
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Make & Sell Jewellery forum challenge for issue 54! Inspired by the colours and motifs of Autumn, we had some beautiful entries and we'd like to thank everyone who took part. And the winner is - Diane's Designs, with her beautiful Sunflower brooch. Inspired by these gorgeous, OTT blooms, she used black plastic 2mm rondelles in the middle, attached to a black wire spiral, plus gold colour seed beads and 1mm wire for the leaves, woven with 0.4mm gold coloured wire. This would be perfect to brighten up a winter coat and remind us that though summer is over for no, it will be back before we know it.
So congratulations Diane (and don't forget to email your name and address to melissa@aceville.co.uk so we can send out your prize). Meanwhile, there's still time to enter our latest challenge for issue 55, at http://www.homecraftforums.com/topic/49449-make-sell-jewellery-issue-55-forum-challenge-closes-at-530pm-on-3rd-november2013/.
Happy beading!
Melissa Hyland
Deputy Editor

Hi all! I'm new to this forum but have been crafting for years. I've been cross stitching now for appx 20years & love working with beads, metallic thread & sequins. I also make jewellery & felt scottie dogs which I love doing as each dog forms its own character as I make it!